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[Intro]D[Verse]D G A7 DWell, your railroadgate, you know I just can't jump it.G D A7Sometimes it gets so hard, you see.D G A7 D BmI'm just sitting here beating on my trumpet,F#m D A7with all these promises you left for me.G A7 DBut where are you tonight, sweet Marie ?[Verse]D G A7 DWell, I waited for you when I was half sick.G D A7Yes I waited for you when you hated me.D G A7 D BmWell, I waited for you inside of the frozen trafficF#m D A7When you knew I had some other place to be.G A7 DNow, where are you tonight, sweet Marie ?[Bridge]Bb DWell, anybody can be just like me, obviosly,Bb D A7But then, now again, not too many can be like you, fortunately.[Verse]D G A7 DWell, six white horses that you did promise meG D A7Where finaly delivered down to the penitentiary.D G A7 D BmBut to live outside the law, you must be honest.F#m D A7I know you always say that you agree,G A7 DBut where are you tonight, sweet Marie ?[Verse]D G A7 DNow, I been in jail when all my mail showedG D A7That a man can't give his address out to bad company,D G A7 D BmAnd now I stand here lookin' at your yellow railroadF#m D A7In the ruins of your balcony,G A7 DWond'ring where are you tonight, sweet Marie ?[Bridge]Bb DWell I don't know how it happened,But the riverboat captain,he knows my fateBb D A7But ev'rybody else, even yourself, they're just gonna have to wait.[Verse]D G A7 DWell, I got the fever down in my pockets,G D A7The Persian drunkard, he follows me.D G A7 D BmYes, I can take him to your house, but I can't unlock it.F#m D A7You see, you forgot to leave me with the key.G A7 DOh, where are you tonight, sweet Marie ?